97 Ohara Koson 1877 – 1945 Plovers on the Shore

Plovers on the Shore
Created1910 – 1920
Technique

Color woodblock print (nishiki-e)

Dimensionsh 34 × w 18,5 cm
Short item description

publisher: Daikokuya (Matsuki Heikichi)

A delicately balanced kachō-e composition depicting two chidori (plovers) on a sandy shore.
Ohara Koson, one of the leading masters of the shin-hanga movement, combined naturalistic observation with poetic restraint, achieving a harmony of tone and atmosphere that evokes the quiet beauty and transience of nature.

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